[227M Fine defaulters]
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

[227M  Fine defaulters]

[(1)     This section applies where—

(a)     a fine has been imposed on an offender in respect of an offence,

(b)     the offender fails to pay the fine or an instalment of the fine,

(c)     the offender is not serving a sentence of imprisonment, and

(d)     apart from this section, the court would have imposed a period of imprisonment on the offender under section 219(1) of this Act in respect of the failure to pay

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